Synopsis
An introduction to Mildred Pierce by Michael Curtiz.
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Mildred Pierce (1945)
Classic melodrama about a woman who struggles to build up her own business from scratch in a vain attempt to satisfy her snobbish, ungrateful daughter.
Double Indemnity (1944)
During a routine house call to renew a car insurance plan, salesman Walter Neff meets the sultry Phyllis Dietrichson, and together, they hatch a plan to get rid of her husband and claim on a double indemnity policy. Classic film noir thriller from Billy Wilder.